I wish to salute the Morong 43 health workers for their perseverance in fighting for their rights and for a just cause. I congratulate them for their successful struggle and release. I am confident that their unjust imprisonment has strengthened their resolve to serve the exploited and impoverished people and render health services to them. I wish them still greater success in their noble endeavor.

The Efren Martires Command of the New People's Army-Eastern Visayas today hailed the success of the NPA's ambush in Brgy. Sta. Fe, Las Navas, Northern Samar last Dec. 14 and said that it was in response to the people's demand. "We commend the NPA in Northern Samar for heeding the people's demand to punish the military, killing 10 fascist troops of the 63rd IB and confiscating 11 high-powered firearms," said Ka Karlos Manuel, EMC spokesperson.

Antuling is a despotic reactionary official serving his second term as village captain of Old Macopa. He used his influence to amass high powered armaments and build himself a private group of armed goons to do his bidding. He is a noted human rights violator in the town of Manay who deploys his armed thugs to intimidate and harass civilians.

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today declared that "there was neither treachery nor a violation of the 19-day ceasefire declared by the CPP and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)," when the New People's Army (NPA) successfully carried out on December 14 an ambush against the operating troops of the Philippine Army's 803rd Brigade in Las Navas, Northern Samar. According to initial reports, the Red fighters were able to seize at least 10 high-powered firearms from the defeated Philippine Army unit.

The Regional Political Department of the New People's Army in Southern Mindanao issues this statement to the public regarding the continued covert troop movements of the 10th ID-AFP. Reports from the field showed that GRP forces belonging to the 1003rd Brigade-10th Infantry Division-Eastern Mindanao Command-AFP are moving men and materiel in Paquibato District, Davao City.

On December 14 or two days before the ceasefire between the NDFP and GRP, 10th ID spokesperson Maj. Medel Aguilar claims to have arrested an NPA leader and four others in Brgy. Upper Suyan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province. This is a patent lie and a disservice to the current ceasefire agreement. The so-called NPA leader and members named Tuning Mungkil, Joel Mungkil, Benito Balbino, Ricky Mungkil and Anthony Salway never joined any unit of the New People's Army and have never been members of the underground revolutionary movement.

The Agustin Begnalen Command, New People's Army-Abra, as ordered by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the national and regional commands of the New People's Army, will strictly implement the ceasefire declared by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

However, the ABC will guard against operations of the 41st and 50th Infantry Battalions, be these under the guise of defensive patrol operations, that intrude into areas of Red political power and influence. Capt. Edward Sia-ed, 503rd Brigade Spokesperson, earlier said that they will conduct patrol operations despite President Aquino's SOMO declaration, and currently, the 41st and 50th IB are taking forward positions that are clearly not defensive actions.

The NPA-Rizal under the Narciso Antazo Aramil Command (NAAC-NPA-Rizal) upon receipt of the order of ceasefire coming from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP-MLM) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) with verification from proper revolutionary authorities in the province starts compliance of the order. All NPA troops in the province including the armed city partisans and people's militias ceased all offensive military operations against armed units personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), including its paramilitary troops, CAFGU and Philippine National Police (PNP) troops operating in the province starting 12:01 early morning today, December 16, 2010 and shall last until 11:59 in the evening of January 3, 2011. All NAAC-NPA troops are now in the defensive mode inside the territories of the people's democratic government ready to act in self-defence to protect the lives of civilians if attacked by AFP-PNP troops.

A three-man team of the Red fighters from the Amoran Saripada Command Front 52 Operations Command of the New People's Army harassed a squad-size paramilitary Cafgu on offensive combat operation going to Kamyasongan in Barangay Matupi, San Fernando Bukidnon at 8 am, Wednesday December 15. The paramilitary Cafgu belongs to the Mangani Patrol Base under the 16th CAA Coy-1003rd Bde-10th ID-AFP in Barangay Tapak, Paquibato District, Davao City.

Following the orders of the People’s Revolutionary Government, one platoon of the NPA disarmed Roberto “Nonong” Palomar’s armed goons at Marugo Mountain Resort, Sitio Marugo, Brgy San Antonio, Tapaz, Capiz in the afternoon of Disyembre 14, 2010. In this action, the NPA confiscated one M16 rifle, one Garand rifle, one 9mm pistol, one .45 caliber pistol, radio handsets and other militar material.

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Rizal (NDFP-Rizal) and the whole revolutionary movement in the province of Rizal expresses its full support to the declaration for 18 day ceasefire of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP-MLM) in conformity to the mutual declaration of ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The ceasefire was issued on humanitarian grounds and as an act of good will to allow troops of the AFP-PNP-CAFGU and the NPA forces to enjoy the spirit of the yuletide season and the New Year in peace.

The 1st Pulang Bagani Company-NPA punished the 10th ID-AFP death squad operative in Paquibato and burned down the 69th Infantry 'Palparan' Battalion-AFP detachment as a punitive measure for the AFP's continuing rights violations against the masses.

Last November 28, Red partisans carried out the standing order against Roberto Kulot Repe (Serial Number DS-G10-000241) in Barangay Paquibato, Davao City.

In a repeat performance of a similar zarzuela earlier this year, the 5th ID last November 8 staged another signing ceremony with the Kalinga provincial government declaring the province "insurgency-free."

This latest stunt of the 5th ID, particularly the 501st Bde, intends to increase the involvement of the local police and government units in the counter-insurgency operations, camouflage the frantic tactical shifting of troops, and hide from the public the dismal failure of the extended Oplan Bantay Laya II.